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1941 U.S. National Championships – Men's singles

Field	Value
champ	USA Bobby Riggs
runner	USA Francis Kovacs
score	8–6, 7–5, 3–6, 4–6, 6–2

Bobby Riggs defeated Francis Kovacs 8–6, 7–5, 3–6, 4–6, 6–2 in the final to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1941 U.S. National Championships.

Seeds

The tournament used two lists of players for seeding the men's singles event; one for U.S. players and one for foreign players. Bobby Riggs is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.

USA Bobby Riggs (champion)
USA Francis Kovacs (finalist)
USA Donald McNeill (semifinals)
USA Ted Schroeder (semifinals)
USA Frank Parker (quarterfinals)
USA Wayne Sabin (quarterfinals)
USA Jack Kramer (quarterfinals)
USA Gardnar Mulloy (third round)

TCH Ladislav Hecht (third round)
ECU Pancho Segura (second round)
IRL George Lyttleton-Rogers (second round)
Republic of China (1912–1949) Choy Wai-Chuen (first round)

Draw

Key

Q = Qualifier
WC = Wild card
LL = Lucky loser
r = Retired

Final eight

| team-width=150 | RD3-team1=USA Bobby Riggs | RD3-seed1=1 | RD3-team2=USA Francis Kovacs | RD3-seed2=3 | RD3-score1-1=8 | RD3-score2-1=6 | RD3-score1-2=7 | RD3-score2-2=5 | RD3-score1-3=3 | RD3-score2-3=6 | RD3-score1-4=4 | RD3-score2-4=6 | RD3-score1-5=6 | RD3-score2-5=2 | RD2-team1=USA Ted Schroeder | RD2-seed1=7 | RD2-team2=USA Bobby Riggs | RD2-seed2=1 | RD2-score1-1=4 | RD2-score2-1=6 | RD2-score1-2=4 | RD2-score2-2=6 | RD2-score1-3=6 | RD2-score2-3=1 | RD2-score1-4=11 | RD2-score2-4=9 | RD2-score1-5=5 | RD2-score2-5=7 | RD2-team3=USA Donald McNeill | RD2-seed3=5 | RD2-team4=USA Francis Kovacs | RD2-seed4=3 | RD2-score3-1=4 | RD2-score4-1=6 | RD2-score3-2=2 | RD2-score4-2=6 | RD2-score3-3=8 | RD2-score4-3=10 | RD1-team1=USA Bryan Grant | RD1-seed1= | RD1-team2=USA Ted Schroeder | RD1-seed2=7 | RD1-score1-1=8 | RD1-score2-1=6 | RD1-score1-2=1 | RD1-score2-2=6 | RD1-score1-3=2 | RD1-score2-3=6 | RD1-score1-4=3 | RD1-score2-4=6 | RD1-team3=USA Frank Parker | RD1-seed3=9 | RD1-team4=USA Bobby Riggs | RD1-seed4=1 | RD1-score3-1=4 | RD1-score4-1=6 | RD1-score3-2=3 | RD1-score4-2=6 | RD1-score3-3=6 | RD1-score4-3=4 | RD1-score3-4=2 | RD1-score4-4=6 | RD1-team5=USA Wayne Sabin | RD1-seed5=10 | RD1-team6=USA Donald McNeill | RD1-seed6=5 | RD1-score5-1=3 | RD1-score6-1=6 | RD1-score5-2=5 | RD1-score6-2=7 | RD1-score5-3=6 | RD1-score6-3=3 | RD1-score5-4=3 | RD1-score6-4=6 | RD1-team7=USA Jack Kramer | RD1-seed7=11 | RD1-team8=USA Francis Kovacs | RD1-seed8=3 | RD1-score7-1=4 | RD1-score8-1=6 | RD1-score7-2=5 | RD1-score8-2=7 | RD1-score7-3=5 | RD1-score8-3=7

Earlier rounds

Section 1

| RD4-team01=USA Grant | RD4-seed01= | RD4-team02=USA Schroeder | RD4-seed02=7 | RD4-score01-1=8 | RD4-score02-1=6 | RD4-score01-2=1 | RD4-score02-2=6 | RD4-score01-3=2 | RD4-score02-3=6 | RD4-score01-4=3 | RD4-score02-4=6 | RD3-team01=USA Grant | RD3-seed01= | RD3-team02=USA Mulloy | RD3-seed02=12 | RD3-score01-1=6 | RD3-score02-1=3 | RD3-score01-2=6 | RD3-score02-2=3 | RD3-score01-3=6 | RD3-score02-3=2 | RD3-team03=USA Mattmann | RD3-seed03= | RD3-team04=USA Schroeder | RD3-seed04=7 | RD3-score03-1=4 | RD3-score04-1=6 | RD3-score03-2=5 | RD3-score04-2=7 | RD3-score03-3=2 | RD3-score04-3=6 | RD2-team01=ECU Segura | RD2-seed01=(2) | RD2-team02=USA Grant | RD2-seed02= | RD2-score01-1=4 | RD2-score02-1=6 | RD2-score01-2=6 | RD2-score02-2=8 | RD2-score01-3=6 | RD2-score02-3=4 | RD2-score01-4=7 | RD2-score02-4=5 | RD2-score01-5=2 | RD2-score02-5=6 | RD2-team03=USA Crowther | RD2-seed03= | RD2-team04=USA Mulloy | RD2-seed04=12 | RD2-score03-1=6 | RD2-score04-1=4 | RD2-score03-2=3 | RD2-score04-2=6 | RD2-score03-3=3 | RD2-score04-3=6 | RD2-score03-4=1 | RD2-score04-4=6 | RD2-team05=USA Mattmann | RD2-seed05= | RD2-team06=USA Fishbach | RD2-seed06= | RD2-score05-1=6 | RD2-score06-1=1 | RD2-score05-2=8 | RD2-score06-2=6 | RD2-score05-3=6 | RD2-score06-3=2 | RD2-team07=USA Patty | RD2-seed07= | RD2-team08=USA Schroeder | RD2-seed08=7 | RD2-score07-1=0 | RD2-score08-1=6 | RD2-score07-2=3 | RD2-score08-2=6 | RD2-score07-3=0 | RD2-score08-3=6 | RD1-team01=USA Johnson | RD1-seed01= | RD1-team02=ECU Segura | RD1-seed02=(2) | RD1-score01-1=2 | RD1-score02-1=6 | RD1-score01-2=1 | RD1-score02-2=6 | RD1-score01-3=5 | RD1-score02-3=7 | RD1-team03=USA Gladman | RD1-seed03= | RD1-team04=USA Grant | RD1-seed04= | RD1-score03-1=5 | RD1-score04-1=7 | RD1-score03-2=3 | RD1-score04-2=6 | RD1-score03-3=3 | RD1-score04-3=6 | RD1-team05=USA Cutler | RD1-seed05= | RD1-team06=USA Crowther | RD1-seed06= | RD1-score05-1=2 | RD1-score06-1=6 | RD1-score05-2=6 | RD1-score06-2=8 | RD1-score05-3=8 | RD1-score06-3=10 | RD1-team07=USA Wood | RD1-seed07= | RD1-team08=USA Mulloy | RD1-seed08=12 | RD1-score07-1=3 | RD1-score08-1=6 | RD1-score07-2=6 | RD1-score08-2=8 | RD1-score07-3=3 | RD1-score08-3=6 | RD1-team09=USA Ganzenmuller | RD1-seed09= | RD1-team10=USA Mattmann | RD1-seed10= | RD1-score09-1=4 | RD1-score10-1=6 | RD1-score09-2=4 | RD1-score10-2=6 | RD1-score09-3=4 | RD1-score10-3=6 | RD1-team11=USA Hawley | RD1-seed11= | RD1-team12=USA Fishbach | RD1-seed12= | RD1-score11-1=6 | RD1-score12-1=3 | RD1-score11-2=4 | RD1-score12-2=6 | RD1-score11-3=1 | RD1-score12-3=6 | RD1-score11-4=6 | RD1-score12-4=8 | RD1-team13=USA Vogt | RD1-seed13= | RD1-team14=USA Patty | RD1-seed14= | RD1-score13-1=3 | RD1-score14-1=6 | RD1-score13-2=4 | RD1-score14-2=6 | RD1-score13-3=6 | RD1-score14-3=2 | RD1-score13-4=6 | RD1-score14-4=4 | RD1-score13-5=4 | RD1-score14-5=6 | RD1-team15=USA Davenport | RD1-seed15= | RD1-team16=USA Schroeder | RD1-seed16=7 | RD1-score15-1=3 | RD1-score16-1=6 | RD1-score15-2=6 | RD1-score16-2=4 | RD1-score15-3=8 | RD1-score16-3=6 | RD1-score15-4=1 | RD1-score16-4=6 | RD1-score15-5=1 | RD1-score16-5=6

Section 2

| RD4-team01=USA Parker | RD4-seed01=9 | RD4-team02=USA Riggs | RD4-seed02=1 | RD4-score01-1=4 | RD4-score02-1=6 | RD4-score01-2=3 | RD4-score02-2=6 | RD4-score01-3=6 | RD4-score02-3=4 | RD4-score01-4=2 | RD4-score02-4=6 | RD3-team01=USA Gillespie | RD3-seed01= | RD3-team02=USA Parker | RD3-seed02=9 | RD3-score01-1=7 | RD3-score02-1=5 | RD3-score01-2=1 | RD3-score02-2=6 | RD3-score01-3=3 | RD3-score02-3=6 | RD3-score01-4=5 | RD3-score02-4=7 | RD3-team03=USA Olewine | RD3-seed03= | RD3-team04=USA Riggs | RD3-seed04=1 | RD3-score03-1=3 | RD3-score04-1=6 | RD3-score03-2=3 | RD3-score04-2=6 | RD3-score03-3=2 | RD3-score04-3=6 | RD2-team01=USA Moylan | RD2-seed01= | RD2-team02=USA Gillespie | RD2-seed02= | RD2-score01-1=5 | RD2-score02-1=7 | RD2-score01-2=6 | RD2-score02-2=4 | RD2-score01-3=4 | RD2-score02-3=6 | RD2-score01-4=7 | RD2-score02-4=9 | RD2-team03=USA Alloo | RD2-seed03= | RD2-team04=USA Parker | RD2-seed04=9 | RD2-score03-1=2 | RD2-score04-1=6 | RD2-score03-2=4 | RD2-score04-2=6 | RD2-score03-3=1 | RD2-score04-3=6 | RD2-team05=USA Amark | RD2-seed05= | RD2-team06=USA Olewine | RD2-seed06= | RD2-score05-1=1 | RD2-score06-1=6 | RD2-score05-2=6 | RD2-score06-2=4 | RD2-score05-3=8 | RD2-score06-3=10 | RD2-score05-4=5 | RD2-score06-4=7 | RD2-team07=USA Bowden | RD2-seed07= | RD2-team08=USA Riggs | RD2-seed08=1 | RD2-score07-1=1 | RD2-score08-1=6 | RD2-score07-2=3 | RD2-score08-2=6 | RD2-score07-3=2 | RD2-score08-3=6 | RD1-team01=Republic of China (1912–1949) Choy | RD1-seed01=8 | RD1-team02=USA Moylan | RD1-seed02= | RD1-score01-1=8 | RD1-score02-1=10 | RD1-score01-2=3 | RD1-score02-2=6 | RD1-score01-3=6 | RD1-score02-3=3 | RD1-score01-4=4 | RD1-score02-4=6 | RD1-team03=USA Shields | RD1-seed03= | RD1-team04=USA Gillespie | RD1-seed04= | RD1-score03-1=6 | RD1-score04-1=8 | RD1-score03-2=4 | RD1-score04-2=6 | RD1-score03-3=6 | RD1-score04-3=4 | RD1-score03-4=6 | RD1-score04-4=6 | RD1-score03-5=r | RD1-team05=USA Bobbitt | RD1-seed05= | RD1-team06=USA Alloo | RD1-seed06= | RD1-score05-1=0 | RD1-score06-1=6 | RD1-score05-2=2 | RD1-score06-2=6 | RD1-score05-3=3 | RD1-score06-3=6 | RD1-team07=USA Kerdasha | RD1-seed07= | RD1-team08=USA Parker | RD1-seed08=9 | RD1-score07-1=1 | RD1-score08-1=6 | RD1-score07-2=0 | RD1-score08-2=6 | RD1-score07-3=3 | RD1-score08-3=6 | RD1-team09=USA Everett | RD1-seed09= | RD1-team10=USA Amark | RD1-seed10= | RD1-score09-1=2 | RD1-score10-1=6 | RD1-score09-2=6 | RD1-score10-2=3 | RD1-score09-3=1 | RD1-score10-3=6 | RD1-score09-4=4 | RD1-score10-4=6 | RD1-team11=USA Batjer | RD1-seed11= | RD1-team12=USA Olewine | RD1-seed12= | RD1-score11-1=2 | RD1-score12-1=6 | RD1-score11-2=2 | RD1-score12-2=6 | RD1-score11-3=0 | RD1-score12-3=6 | RD1-team13=USA Steele Jr. | RD1-seed13= | RD1-team14=USA Bowden | RD1-seed14= | RD1-score13-1=w/o | RD1-team15=USA Hippenstiel | RD1-seed15= | RD1-team16=USA Riggs | RD1-seed16=1 | RD1-score15-1=2 | RD1-score16-1=6 | RD1-score15-2=4 | RD1-score16-2=6 | RD1-score15-3=3 | RD1-score16-3=6

Section 3

| RD4-team01=USA Sabin | RD4-seed01=10 | RD4-team02=USA McNeill | RD4-seed02=5 | RD4-score01-1=3 | RD4-score02-1=6 | RD4-score01-2=5 | RD4-score02-2=7 | RD4-score01-3=6 | RD4-score02-3=3 | RD4-score01-4=3 | RD4-score02-4=6 | RD3-team01=TCH Hecht | RD3-seed01=2 | RD3-team02=USA Sabin | RD3-seed02=10 | RD3-score01-1=5 | RD3-score02-1=7 | RD3-score01-2=1 | RD3-score02-2=6 | RD3-score01-3=8 | RD3-score02-3=6 | RD3-score01-4=2 | RD3-score02-4=6 | RD3-team03=USA Greenberg | RD3-seed03= | RD3-team04=USA McNeill | RD3-seed04=5 | RD3-score03-1=4 | RD3-score04-1=6 | RD3-score03-2=4 | RD3-score04-2=6 | RD3-score03-3=6 | RD3-score04-3=3 | RD3-score03-4=3 | RD3-score04-4=6 | RD2-team01=TCH Hecht | RD2-seed01=2 | RD2-team02=USA Canning | RD2-seed02= | RD2-score01-1=6 | RD2-score02-1=4 | RD2-score01-2=6 | RD2-score02-2=2 | RD2-score01-3=6 | RD2-score02-3=1 | RD2-team03=USA Hunt | RD2-seed03= | RD2-team04=USA Sabin | RD2-seed04=10 | RD2-score03-1=3 | RD2-score04-1=6 | RD2-score03-2=2 | RD2-score04-2=6 | RD2-score03-3=4 | RD2-score04-3=6 | RD2-team05=USA Podesta | RD2-seed05= | RD2-team06=USA Greenberg | RD2-seed06= | RD2-score05-1=1 | RD2-score06-1=6 | RD2-score05-2=2 | RD2-score06-2=6 | RD2-score05-3=3 | RD2-score06-3=6 | RD2-team07=USA Toley | RD2-seed07= | RD2-team08=USA McNeill | RD2-seed08=5 | RD2-score07-1=3 | RD2-score08-1=6 | RD2-score07-2=5 | RD2-score08-2=7 | RD2-score07-3=4 | RD2-score08-3=6 | RD1-team01=USA Evert | RD1-seed01= | RD1-team02=TCH Hecht | RD1-seed02=2 | RD1-score01-1=4 | RD1-score02-1=6 | RD1-score01-2=6 | RD1-score02-2=1 | RD1-score01-3=0 | RD1-score02-3=6 | RD1-score01-4=1 | RD1-score02-4=6 | RD1-team03=USA Crosby | RD1-seed03= | RD1-team04=USA Canning | RD1-seed04= | RD1-score03-1=5 | RD1-score04-1=7 | RD1-score03-2=5 | RD1-score04-2=7 | RD1-score03-3=1 | RD1-score04-3=6 | RD1-team05=USA Edward | RD1-seed05= | RD1-team06=USA Hunt | RD1-seed06= | RD1-score05-1=4 | RD1-score06-1=6 | RD1-score05-2=5 | RD1-score06-2=7 | RD1-score05-3=1 | RD1-score06-3=6 | RD1-team07=USA Cochell | RD1-seed07= | RD1-team08=USA Sabin | RD1-seed08=10 | RD1-score07-1=2 | RD1-score08-1=6 | RD1-score07-2=0 | RD1-score08-2=6 | RD1-score07-3=1 | RD1-score08-3=6 | RD1-team09=USA Paul | RD1-seed09= | RD1-team10=USA Podesta | RD1-seed10= | RD1-score09-1=3 | RD1-score10-1=6 | RD1-score09-2=2 | RD1-score10-2=6 | RD1-score09-3=5 | RD1-score10-3=7 | RD1-team11=USA Hall | RD1-seed11= | RD1-team12=USA Greenberg | RD1-seed12= | RD1-score11-1=3 | RD1-score12-1=6 | RD1-score11-2=6 | RD1-score12-2=3 | RD1-score11-3=2 | RD1-score12-3=6 | RD1-score11-4=3 | RD1-score12-4=6 | RD1-team13=USA Umstaedter | RD1-seed13= | RD1-team14=USA Toley | RD1-seed14= | RD1-score13-1=2 | RD1-score14-1=6 | RD1-score13-2=2 | RD1-score14-2=6 | RD1-score13-3=5 | RD1-score14-3=7 | RD1-team15=USA Pryor | RD1-seed15= | RD1-team16=USA McNeill | RD1-seed16=5 | RD1-score15-1=3 | RD1-score16-1=6 | RD1-score15-2=4 | RD1-score16-2=6 | RD1-score15-3=4 | RD1-score16-3=6

Section 4

| RD4-team01=USA Kramer | RD4-seed01=11 | RD4-team02=USA Kovacs | RD4-seed02=3 | RD4-score01-1=4 | RD4-score02-1=6 | RD4-score01-2=5 | RD4-score02-2=7 | RD4-score01-3=5 | RD4-score02-3=7 | RD3-team01=USA Mako | RD3-seed01= | RD3-team02=USA Kramer | RD3-seed02=11 | RD3-score01-1=1 | RD3-score02-1=6 | RD3-score01-2=4 | RD3-score02-2=6 | RD3-score01-3=1 | RD3-score02-3=6 | RD3-team03=USA Seixas | RD3-seed03= | RD3-team04=USA Kovacs | RD3-seed04=3 | RD3-score03-1=2 | RD3-score04-1=6 | RD3-score03-2=4 | RD3-score04-2=6 | RD3-score03-3=5 | RD3-score04-3=7 | RD2-team01=IRL Lyttleton-Rogers | RD2-seed01=6 | RD2-team02=USA Mako | RD2-seed02= | RD2-score01-1=7 | RD2-score02-1=5 | RD2-score01-2=2 | RD2-score02-2=6 | RD2-score01-3=7 | RD2-score02-3=9 | RD2-score01-4=5 | RD2-score02-4=7 | RD2-team03=USA Talbert | RD2-seed03= | RD2-team04=USA Kramer | RD2-seed04=11 | RD2-score03-1=1 | RD2-score04-1=6 | RD2-score03-2=4 | RD2-score04-2=6 | RD2-score03-3=1 | RD2-score04-3=6 | RD2-team05=USA Marx | RD2-seed05= | RD2-team06=USA Seixas | RD2-seed06= | RD2-score05-1=2 | RD2-score06-1=6 | RD2-score05-2=7 | RD2-score06-2=9 | RD2-score05-3=2 | RD2-score06-3=6 | RD2-team07=USA Hart | RD2-seed07= | RD2-team08=USA Kovacs | RD2-seed08=3 | RD2-score07-1=3 | RD2-score08-1=6 | RD2-score07-2=2 | RD2-score08-2=6 | RD2-score07-3=3 | RD2-score08-3=6 | RD1-team01=USA Chambers | RD1-seed01= | RD1-team02=IRL Lyttleton-Rogers | RD1-seed02=6 | RD1-score01-1=3 | RD1-score02-1=6 | RD1-score01-2=2 | RD1-score02-2=6 | RD1-score01-3=6 | RD1-score02-3=1 | RD1-score01-4=1 | RD1-score02-4=6 | RD1-team03=USA Krieger | RD1-seed03= | RD1-team04=USA Mako | RD1-seed04= | RD1-score03-1=2 | RD1-score04-1=6 | RD1-score03-2=1 | RD1-score04-2=6 | RD1-score03-3=2 | RD1-score04-3=6 | RD1-team05=USA Lapman | RD1-seed05= | RD1-team06=USA Talbert | RD1-seed06= | RD1-score05-1=0 | RD1-score06-1=6 | RD1-score05-2=0 | RD1-score06-2=6 | RD1-score05-3=1 | RD1-score06-3=6 | RD1-team07=USA Larned | RD1-seed07= | RD1-team08=USA Kramer | RD1-seed08=11 | RD1-score07-1=w/o | RD1-team09=USA Martin | RD1-seed09= | RD1-team10=USA Marx | RD1-seed10= | RD1-score09-1=8 | RD1-score10-1=6 | RD1-score09-2=6 | RD1-score10-2=3 | RD1-score09-3=1 | RD1-score10-3=6 | RD1-score09-4=4 | RD1-score10-4=6 | RD1-score09-5=5 | RD1-score10-5=7 | RD1-team11=USA Driver | RD1-seed11= | RD1-team12=USA Seixas | RD1-seed12= | RD1-score11-1=2 | RD1-score12-1=6 | RD1-score11-2=4 | RD1-score12-2=6 | RD1-score11-3=2 | RD1-score12-3=6 | RD1-team13=USA Russell | RD1-seed13= | RD1-team14=USA Hart | RD1-seed14= | RD1-score13-1=6 | RD1-score14-1=4 | RD1-score13-2=3 | RD1-score14-2=6 | RD1-score13-3=6 | RD1-score14-3=4 | RD1-score13-4=1 | RD1-score14-4=2 | RD1-score13-5=r | RD1-team15=USA Welsh | RD1-seed15= | RD1-team16=USA '''Kovacs'''' | RD1-seed16=3 | RD1-score15-1=3 | RD1-score16-1=6 | RD1-score15-2=6 | RD1-score16-2=4 | RD1-score15-3=1 | RD1-score16-3=6 | RD1-score15-4=5 | RD1-score16-4=7

References

References

Collins, Bud. (2010). "The Bud Collins History of Tennis". New Chapter Press.
Talbert, Bill. (1967). "Tennis Observed – The USLTA Men's Singles Champions, 1881–1966". Barre Publishers.

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